Tag Archives: Dave Weiman

EAA Chapter Holds Hamburger Fly-In

Posted on November 26, 2020 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue

Posted in December 2020/January 2021, Fly-Ins & Air Shows, Sections, Sections | Tagged 1947 Cessna 120, Dave Weiman, Dennis F. Disch, Eric Wegner, Hamburger Fly-In, Inc., Jeff Baum, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Watertown EAA Fly-In, Wisconsin Aviation | Leave a comment

Midwest Flyer Magazine Online & In Print

Posted on November 18, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 As announced in the October/November 2020 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, effective with this issue (December 2020/January 2021), we are publishing five (5) issues online, and one … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, December 2020/January 2021, Dialogue | Tagged aviation, Dave Weiman, Dialogue, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

The Last Light In Patsy Cline’s Life

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue Any time I hear about an aircraft accident which is attributed to “pilot error,” I cringe and try to put myself in the pilot’s seat. Was it a matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Features, Features, October/November 2020 | Tagged Dave Weiman, Dyersburg Army Air Base, Dyersburg Regional Airport, Midwest Flyer, Patsy Cline, Sugar Ridge Airport, Tom Kretschman | Leave a comment

Hungry For A Flying Destination?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue I am sitting at my computer having just sent an email to would-be participants of our 2020 “Canada Fishing Fly-Out” to Miminiska Lodge, Ontario. Miminiska is one of very … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Dialogue, October/November 2020 | Tagged Dave Weiman, Gaston’s Lodge, Midwest Flyer, Miminiska Lodge, Pat O’Malley’s Jet Room, Wilderness North, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Why we fly them, and how we make them fly?

Posted on July 24, 2020 by mwflyer

by Sean Elliott Vice President, Advocacy and Safety Experimental Aircraft Association Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, All Features, August/September 2020, Books & Movies, EAA & AirVenture, Features, Features | Tagged aircraft, B-17 Aluminum Overcast, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Collings Foundation, Dave Weiman, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, History of the B-17, Midwest Flyer, Paul Poberezny, Sean Elliott, warbird aircraft | Leave a comment

AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Course, Good For Everyone!

Posted on July 18, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman @August 2020 All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 It was time to complete my biennial flight review (BFR), and my flight instructor encouraged me to first take AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Online Course for … Continue reading →

Posted in August/September 2020, Columns, Columns, Columns, Dialogue | Tagged AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Online Course, aviation, biennial flight review, Dave Weiman, Dialogue, FAR Section 61.56, Federal Aviation Regulation, Flying, Midwest Flyer, pilot | Leave a comment

Flying On Floats Makes For Flying Fun!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue & June 1981 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: I first published this article in the June 1981 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, which describes my experience in getting a “seaplane rating.” … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, June/July 2020, Midwest Seaplane Pilot | Tagged Adventure Seaplanes, Bill Lotzer, Brian Schanche, Cessna 180H amphibian, Dave Weiman, Floatplane, How To Fly Floats, Jim and Carrie Beardsley, Kenosha Aero, Mat Goodman, Midwest Flyer, Seaplane Pilot | Leave a comment

Decision To Close Northern Minnesota Airport On Hold!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue In the April/May 2020 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, the rural airport in Isle, Minnesota (MY72), and its all-volunteer association, were featured. At an earlier meeting between the city, … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Headlines, Headlines, Headlines, June/July 2020 | Tagged airport, Dave Retka, Dave Weiman, ISLE, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics | Leave a comment

Something Good Will Come From It

Posted on May 28, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue By now, we have all sheltered in our homes and maintained our social distancing to the point we are no longer social; worn our facemasks whenever in public so … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Dialogue, June/July 2011 | Tagged aircraft, aviation, Dave Weiman, Dialogue, Flight Training, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment

Rochester International Airport

Posted on March 21, 2020 by mwflyer

Meeting The Air Transportation Needs of The Mayo Clinic, Local Pilots & Businesses by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue Some airports have the unique status of including “regional” in their names, thereby serving more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Features, April/May 2020, Features | Tagged Airports, April/May 2020, Dave Weiman, Features, John Reed, Kurt Claussen, Lobb Field, Mayo Clinic, Midwest Flyer, Rochester International Airport, Rochester Municipal Airport | Leave a comment